I appreciate your advice. Our FFA already does a tractor raffle each year. A JD B in the past, last year a Leader, and this year's tractor is a Ferguson 30. I have found that doing a decent restoration on a tractor can easily exceed double the value of the tractor. Part of the reason I wanted to build a puller at school with my kids is to peak the interest of some of them in antique pulling. Since I have to come up with things for the kids to do in my ag power class, and I have been wanting to build a puller anyway, I though this would kill two birds. Even though I envisioned the kids helping me with the build, since I will be footing the bill, I will keeping close watch over how things get worked on. BTW, I was thinking more along the lines of a stock class type of tractor that would keep costs down and allow the kids to get their feet wet with antique pulling.
JR,
I love doing these types of projects, and the type of kids I get in class really
enjoy them also. The last tractor that I bought that was loose, ended up needing a block, head and pistons. So much for an easy restore. I swore I would never buy another non-running tractor, I should stick to it. It's just a little easier to pass a few hundred dollars past the wife than a few thousand dollars.
John
This post was edited by John 37A at 17:41:30 10/24/11.
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